I’m slowly coming to the conclusion that government “lockdowns” and “reopenings” are lagging instructions for what many people had already been doing. By the t

I’m slowly coming to the conclusion that government “lockdowns” and “reopenings” are lagging instructions for what many people had already been doing. By the time shelter in place orders were signed by governors many of us (who were fortunate enough to be able) had already been socially distancing. I remember seeing a thread on HN of MTA data that showed ridership dropping off significantly in the first and second week of March. At that point De Blasio was still encouraging NYC to go about business as usual. Likewise, by the time governments officially started easing restrictions many people had grown weary of long-term social distancing and the weather started getting nicer so people started venturing out more than they had been.